Nam beats Ellis at Men’s Futures
Lý Hoàng Nam advances to the second round of the Việt Nam F 二 Futures. — Photo baomoi.com
HÀ NỘI — Lý Hoàng Nam scored another win over Australian Blake Ellis in the first round match of the Việt Nam F 二 Men’s Futures tennis tournament, held yesterday in Bình Dương Province.
Nam, world No. 五 五 二, beat No 六 九 五 Ellis, who is among the talented young players of his country, 七- 五, 三- 六, 六- 二, in a two-hour match and earned his second round berth in the singles category.
At the F 一 event last week, Nam won 七- 五, 六- 七, 六- 三 in the quarter-finals.
The host athlete, seeded No 六 here, will next Mikalai Haliak from Belarus. Haliak ranks 一,0 五 二 in the world. He defeated Vasko Mladenov of Bulgaria 六- 四, 六- 四 yesterday.
The tournament with a total bonus of US$ 一 五,000 will wrap up on Sunday. — VNS